Tuesday 10/19/04 Obituaries

Published 12:54 pm, Monday, April 25, 2016

He was born Sept. 17, 1916, in Elkton, to Henry S. and Catherine (Curtain) Doe.

On Oct. 23, 1937, he married Esther Ann DHaene in Detroit.

Hap moved to Sturgis in 1958 from Flint. He and his brother Richard Dick Doe established Doe Distributing Co. in Sturgis, a business they operated until 1986. Prior to that Hap sold beer for a distributor in Detroit and Flint. He also drove a Greyhound bus in Detroit where he developed his nickname "Hap."

For many years he had been a member of the Holy Angels Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus and the Klinger Lake Country Club. Hap enjoyed playing cards, both euchre and bridge, and playing golf. He loved time spent with his grandchildren.

He is survived by his wife, Esther; three sons and their wives, Jerry and Vicki Doe of Estero, Fla., Robert Doe of Las Vegas, Nev., and Michael and Debbie Doe of Sturgis; one daughter, Joannie Doe and her special friend, Ron Brock, of Sturgis; six grandchildren, Cathy M. Doe of Benson, Ariz., Connie Ann and Mike Ware of Benson, Ariz., Chris Doe of Naples, Fla., Alex M. Doe of Sturgis, Sara A. Doe of Sturgis and Kayla E. Doe of Sturgis; eight great-grandchildren; brother Leo Doe of St. Clair Shores; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; six brothers and a sister.

The funeral mass celebrating the life of Henry L. Hap Doe was conducted at 11 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 1, 2004, at Holy Angels Catholic Church in Sturgis with the Rev. Fr. Stanley Witek officiating. Prayers before Mass were conducted at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Hackman-Foglesong Funeral Home in Sturgis.

Memorial donations may be made to Holy Angels Catholic Church or School, 402 S. Nottawa, Sturgis.

He was born on June 17, 1931, in Paris Township to the late Martha (Helewski) and Walter Hammerle.

Harold graduated in 1949 from Ubly High School and retired from General Motors after 30 years of service. He was an active member of the Knights of Columbus.

He is survived by one daughter, Jennifer Case and her husband, Richard, of Holland; two grandsons, Matthew and Calob; six sisters, Delores Talaski of Bad Axe, Mildred O'Parka and her husband, Irwin, of Ruth, Jeanette Danielski and her husband, Leo, of Ubly, Rose Bullock and her husband, Jerry, of Mogadore, Ohio, Elaine Varosi of Sandusky and Darlene Gornowicz and her husband, Rod, of Ubly; four brothers, Elwood Hammerle and his wife, Marlene, of Bad Axe, Kenneth Hammerle and Wayne Hammerle of Ruth, and Gary Hammerle of Ubly; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by one brother, Frank; and one sister, Ardis Wrubel.